General Information

*** Basketball details are subject to change. Please visit the Meridian School website for up-to-date information or contact the Athletics Department at meridian-athletics@mwschool.org ***

Girls' Basketball General Information

updated 09/06/17 10pm

We are excited to share information for the 2017-18 girls' basketball season which will begin in October.

About Meridian Girls' Basketball

Meridian School plans to have three league basketball teams for girls for the 2017-2018 Basketball season. We expect to offer Varsity, a JV team and one Middle School team. The actual teams we will offer will depend on registration and performance at tryouts. If minimum, qualified participation for a team is not met, the team will not form.

Parents are needed to serve at games in many roles: scoring, concessions, stats, entry sales, etc. Participation on the basketball team includes an expectation that parents will commit to serving in these roles throughout the season.

Tuesday, September 12 - physical forms deadline. To check to see if the Athletics Department has a valid physical form on file for you that is valid from at least September through February, please go here. If you need to supply a physical form, you can download the needed form here. Then, once you and your physician have completed it, please email a PDF of a scanned copy to Physicals@mwschool.org

Please visit the Athletics Registration page for step-by-step online registration instructions. Please note the registration process includes paying a $30 registration/processing fee via a PayPal button found on the Registration page as well as completing a Google Registration form.

Please note that steps 1-4 in the registration process must be completed by this sport's registration deadline (September 5, 2017) in order to be officially registered.

You should have proof in your personal records of paying the $30 registration/processing fee through PayPal. (This was step 3.)

Additionally, you should have received an auto reply confirmation email in response to step 4, the Google registration form, if you successfully completed your online registration form.

Late registration is not available for existing students or sports that have tryouts/cuts and meet their minimum numbers to form a team. For more information about the Late Registration policy, please go here.

Tryouts

General Tryout Information

Tryouts are required for Girls' Basketball.

Student athletes interested in trying out for Girls' Basketball must be registered for Girls' Basketball.

Student athletes interested in trying out for Girls' Basketball must have a current, valid physical form on file with the Athletics Department by September 12th to be eligible to tryout. To check to see if the Athletics Department has a valid physical form on file for you that is valid from at least September through February, please go here. If you need to supply a physical form, you can download the needed form here. Then, once you and your physician have completed it, please email a PDF of a scanned copy to Physicals@mwschool.org

Please arrive 30 minutes before your scheduled tryouts to check-in.

If the minumum number of qualified players are not met for a team, then that team will not be formed. (Minumums required for each team are noted in table above.)

Tryouts are closed to parents and spectators. Parents should meet student athlete at end of tryouts to learn if she made a team and pay participation fees if so. Please bring check made out to "Meridian School" for your participation fees ($250 Middle School; $300 JV; $350 Varsity).

Girls' High School Tryouts - Saturday, September 23rd, 8:00-9:00am in Primary Building Gym. Then tryouts continue from 9:00-10:00am in Mays Building Gym.

Girls' Middle School Tryouts - Saturday, September 23rd, 10:00am-12:00pm in Primary Building Gym.

Practices, Game Schedules, Other Information

The basketball season is October through February.

The practice schedule will be available by September. During the overlap in the volleyball and basketball seasons, Varsity and JV will often practice together in the Primary Building Gym. Once the overlap is over, both high school teams will practice in the Mays Building Gym. The Girl's Middle School team will practice in the Primary Building Gym throughout the season.

The tentative non-league Game Schedule is available. The league schedule will be available in October.

About Basketball Competitions

Meridian's regular basketball season consists of league (TCSAAL) games, non-league games and tournaments. Due to resource capacity, there will be a limit of non-league games and tournaments in which each team participates.

JV teams and Middle School teams - The maximum number of non-league games and tournaments for Junior Varsity and Middle School teams are as follows:

Up to two home non-league games

Up to two away non-league games

Up to one tournament (not including any Meridian tournament)

Varsity teams - The maximum number of non-league games and tournaments for Varsity teams are as follows:

Up to three home non-league games

Up to three away non-league games

Up to two tournaments (not including any Meridian tournament)

Non-league schedules are typically available and posted well before the league schedule. Ultimately, the Game Schedule will show all competitions for all basketball teams. Non-league games are marked with an asterisk in the Game Schedule..

A team's advancement to the league's post-season depends on its performance during league games. Not all teams are guaranteed to advance to State. Junior varsity teams do not advance beyond Regionals. (Middle school and Varsity may earn the privilege to advance as far as State.) A team's practices end when their competition season ends.

Participation Fees

Varsity - $350

Junior Varsity - $300

Middle School- $250

How Do I Pay?

Please bring a check made out to Meridian School for your participation fees to your tryouts. If you make a team, your participation fee must be paid to secure your spot.

Meridian School wants all students to have the opportunity to participate. Financial assistance and/or payment plans are available for those who need it. Please contact financialaid@mwschool.org to request a payment plan or a sport's participation fee reduction.

*** Basketball details are subject to change. Please visit the Meridian School website for up-to-date information or contact the Athletics Department at meridian-athletics@mwschool.org ***